Depressed After Playing As Hermione, Now Emma Watson Wants To Retire From Acting

Emma Watson (Columbia Picture)

JAKARTA - The name Emma Watson has not been heard for a long time. Her face also rarely appears on the screen. The latest news says that Watson has ended her Hollywood career in order to live a personal life.

According to her agent's statement on Wednesday, February 23 yesterday, Watson is no longer active in acting. Her agent also said that the 30-year-old woman had not taken any projects.

Daily Mail Australia reports, this former child celebrity spent more time with her fiancé, Leo Robinton, who is a businessman, in Los Angeles. "Maybe she wants a family", said a source.

This is not the first time Watson has taken a break from acting. Previously in 2012, she left the world of acting to complete her studies.

Hermione Granger

Emma Watson started her popularity with the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise at the age of 10. In this film, she was side by side with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

After completing her role as a child witch, Watson began starring in a number of teen films such as The Bling Ring, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Disney's remake of Beauty and the Beast.

She was also appointed as the main actress in the film La La Land with Miles Teller, but their roles were replaced by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Director Damien Chazelle leaked this fact.

However, on one occasion, Watson said that at that time her name was still in a premature stage so that something could happen including casting cancellations.

Little Women was the last project Watson took on in 2019. Since then, her name has never appeared again.

Transformation

The role of Hermione Granger is so attached to Emma Watson. In fact, not a few fans liken the character to Watson.

Hermione is the reason why she wants to continue her studies. This character is described as a smart person and always able to answer questions from teachers at school.

10 years as Hermione is certainly a big career change for a Watson. This development turned into an obsession when Watson saw many fans who made tattoos of her characters or always called her Hermione every time she met them.

This situation seemed so scary that Watson got to the point where she didn't want to take photos with fans. "I'm going to sit down and answer all the questions about Harry Potter but I don't want to take pictures", she told Vanity Fair.

She was afraid that fans would know where she was. She also feels like a showcase because her personal life is constantly being exposed. “This publicity is terrible for me. I hate seeing my name on the front page of magazines".

Playing a phenomenal character, young Watson never realized Hermione's role gave both power and pressure in her life. This popularity made Watson prefer to develop a career outside of acting.

Lecture and UN Women

In Malawi, Chief Kachindamoto annulled nearly 1.500child marriages. @EmmaWatson is impressed https://t.co/cB1c0hu56b #orangetheworld #16days pic.twitter.com/ByHtEuwjCz

- UN Women (@UN_Women) December 2, 2016

After starring in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Watson took a break and studied at Brown University. Cited from BBC America, a lecturer at her campus asked Watson to leave the acting world. However, she wanted to prove her lecturer wrong.

Since 2014, Watson has been a UN Women ambassador to advocate for women's rights. Through the HeForShe campaign, this 30 year old woman received appreciation for her initiative.

However, on the other hand, when she was called a role model, she felt a lot of responsibility was given to her. "When people call me a role model it scares me because I feel I'm destined to fail".

She was also appointed to join the directors of Kering, owner of fashion lines such as Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Watson hopes she can share women's campaign rights through her new role.